Pike County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 23, Petersburg, Pike County, 28 October 1892 — Page 5

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— Y, OCTOBER 28,1892. Mitchell wagons,-all sixes, at Read (Limp’s. IS Call at this office and examine oils due line of business stationary. George Hlagen, of Albany, No* York, is in the city visltiug friends. Ten more days in which the po!iti< cal pot will boil, and then it will bt over. Sewing machine needles for all kinds of machines for sale at Read & Limp’s. Mrs. Thomas Davidson, of Washington, ft visiting her son, Wm Davidson, this week. For Sals.—A span of mules, seven y«ars old; also two wagons. Enquire of Frank Kime. 23*2 E. K. and Mrs. Pinney, of Princeton, were the guests of G. B. and Mrs. Ashby over Sabbath. t^ovety plumes, feathers, floweri «nd birds and all the new styles in millinery, at Hargrove 6 Co’s. 23-S i Col. W. A. OUphaat, of Gov. Chase’s staff, took part in the Columbian exercises at Chicago last Friday. We sell millinery goods on a dry goods profit, never thUfc of baying without seeing-our stock, Hargrove A ce. 2s-a A small chfld of William Brown, living north of the city, wasbariefi in Waluut Hills cemetery Wednesday. A biographical sketch of Mrs. Harrison, wile of the president, will be found on the first page of to-day’s (taper. Dn account of the-crowded condition of The Democrat this week a great amouut of local news was -omitted. II. B. Dyer' has been appointed traveling passenger Agent of the E. & IT. H. railroad with headquarters at lEvansville. Oar trimmer is an expert from Louisville, and if you want aotvlish hat at half what you have been paving, try Hargrove A Co. 23-3 The residence of Mrs. James Ashby, of Patoka township, burned Tuesday noou. It camght from a spark .from ttie chimney. Loss $1,800. No ‘insurance, William H. Irvine was acquitted of the murder of C. E. Montgomery at Uneoln, Nebraska, last Monday. The jury stood eleven to one for acquittal on the first ballot. Joseph Stubblefield, fir., is seriously fli at his home with congestion of flie bowels. It is hoped that he will soon recover aud his familiar fkoe seen on the streets again. The Press this week makes a terrible howl about “wlld-cat” money. No qne knows anything about such stuff but* few orators who are try ing to mislead the people. Such rotHarrison Smith and family desire <o tender their thanks through The Democrat to their friends for (holt kind services and sympathy extendod them iu their late sad bereavement. Hon. E. A. Ely and wife returned from Chicago last Saturday evening. Mr. Ely’s health is greatly improved. "They witnessed the great Columbian day parade awl other exercises last

Remember that The Democrat it ■headquarters for all kinds of plain and fancy job printing. If yo« want letterheads, noteheads, statements ot envelopes, don’t fail to see us. Prices .reasonable. We were in error last week instating that the Indiana synod of the C. P. church would meet iu this city Friday. The meeting took place at Princeton last Friday evening and was well attended. Farm fob Sale—Nine miles from Petersburg,two miles from market; 120 acres;90 acres in cultivation; 41! .acres in wheat; $18 per aore,Long<tmc •and easy terms; a genuine bargain. 22-3 W. V. Harwrovk & Co. William Liibs, Salem Hammond. James liiley, Morris Frank, Cl ill Munsey and others were over in the wilds of Dubois county last week bunting- They report killing several turkeys—they mean* weld ones ol courts. There was a flag pole raised at the Arnold school house last Friday. The f rand army post of this city attended and took part in the excises. A splendid dinner was served by the •patrons of the district to the invited guests. The teacher, Mr. Barr, hai taken great Interest in his school ant believes that the stars and stripei ahould float from every school build jog. Speeches were made by Samnei fStnckey, Ike Higgins and others. Burglars made a raid on the towt of Winslow last Thursday night. Tb< hardware store of Mr. Marshall wsj broken into amdseveral revolvers anr a lot of amunitton was secured. A Alonzo Martin’s dry goods store sev <erat articles were taken, but hoe much is not known. Brenton i Robling’s store was not forgotten it ' their rounds, and there they secure! several pairs «f shoes and other ar tides. Homs talent Is suspected. Emmet O. Smith, the eleven-year old son of Harrison Smith, of Midi sort township, died last Wednesday of lockjaw, the result of a bruise fron • cnckte burr while playing In th< barn lot of his brother with otha children. This occurred over a west before the boy’s death, nothing be ing thought of it at the time as hi bad bam going to school tbs week ba “ ‘ ‘ The funeral service by Bey. Law. Inter Smith cemetery. Th< large extend sympathy lit their sad bei^ve

Krthls week on legal business, Thus. U. Dillon made a busl* Evansville reand You are uot In it if you fall to see the Chicago styles in millinery, at Hargrove ft Co’s. 23-3 Mrs. Susan Stockings, of Gentryvllle, Warrick county, Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Carleton. Don’t fall to organise in every township iu the next ten days. Much depends opon organisation. Read ft Limp sells all kinds ol sewing machines at reasonable prices. Call and see their new machines. 12 Rev. G- R. Harrison, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, will preach at the C. P. church next Sabbath morning aud evening. The young ladies dewing society of the M:. E. church will give an oyster snpper'at Fleming’s hall, Saturday evening, Nov. 6. Don’t forget the grand cloak opening on November 3rd at Hargrove ft Co's. If you do you will miss the best part of yonr life. 23-3 The ladles of the M. E. church will omit their annual thanksgiving dinner, but will give an entertainment at night which will be well worth soeing. Hon. Thomas W. Fuller, contingent elector of the First district, addressed the Mendricksclub at the court house *ast evening. There was a very large attendance. A fall account of the Columbus day exercises will be found on au outside "page of to-day’s issue of the Stewocrat should be preserved foi all future reference. The postofflee at Princeton was robbed last Sunday night. They (the ftfcsevus) ouly secured #47, as the rest had been taken <mt a«d used for catppaign purpose.-. Don’t fail to read every line In The Democrat this week. It is by odds the largest and best paper ever published in Petersburg. We have a few copies which can be secured by calling early. Don’t allow any republican to influence you to move. If you do you will lose your Vote. It is a scheme of our republican friends to have democrats move so as to have them lose their votes. Oiflfeccount of the election tickets taking up so much space in today’s paper we are compelled to issue two extra pages. We hope onr readers wilt fogive us fbr giving them 60 much news this week. On the second page of today's issue will be found the uational, slate aiut 'coomty ballots. Study the instructions in another column. The easiest way to vote is to stamp in the square containing the rooster. Those ot onr subscribers who desire to pay their subscription in wood •wiX please bring same in at once. We will not take anything but kitch«ti stove wood and that must be dry aud split flue. No ooaree wood wanted.

someone said mat mere are ooya holding email discs on accouut of the banker not being able to cash up after a liMJegame of draw poker. * They make very good .pocket pieces, but some of the boys have a good mauy and any they are expensive. The women’s mission cirdle of the Baptist church, combined with the “cheerful workers,” will give their first annual public meetings next Sunday evening in the court room. Preaching Sunday morning as usnal. All are invited to each at these services. L. W. Smith is the sole agent for this section of the Neeley reversible map. One side of which 'txqitains the map of the United States, amt on the other the political map of the country. It contains many import. , ant features and should lie in every house in the county. It is well pul up, and the cheapest map of the kind out * 43-S James W. Brumfield left for Indianapolis, Wednesday, to secure the national and state ballots for this county. This couuty will receive 12,000 tickets add make load enough for a one-horse wagon. Ue was deputized by County Clerk Morgan. Now thii does not infer that Jim will give th« ballots out, as upon his return he will deliver them to the clerk who will put them under lock and key. There was quite a time a little wayi north of towu one evening last week, (t is said that one of the opposition candidates sent a jug or two of whls key out to some boys for theii “stomach’s sake” and that the sale ' boys imbibed no freely thereof th» they knew not where they were and ’ scared a family of that neighborhood away from their home. High ok times tomo of the boys are haying v the etc pence of some of the candidates | Of course the candidate knows noth ‘ ing about it as it wasebarged to sonic other fellow. 3There will be a business meeting o the Kpworlh League at the M. £ | church, Tuesday, November 1, 1892 at 6 o’clock p. m. for the purpose o | electing officers to serve for the en , suing year. All the members ant . officers are requested to be present ' Retiring officers are expected tp h present with a full report of lav ' year*n work. Every member of thi | Epworth League is requested to b< Int at the M. E. church uex ay tf 4:30 p. m. at the Epwortl te meeting as that is the tinu roll oall.” Every member pleas*

How’s The name of Wm. J. Bethel for Representative Plaoed on the Republican Ticket by the Election Commissioners. The Democratic Member of the Heard Filed a Protest bat it Served ' no Purpose. It was Bethel tint, hut nl All The Tlete Befardl... ef the CoiT.mlra’. Choice. The election commissioners met last Monday for the purpose of maklug up the tickets and arranging other matters pertaining to the election. Certificates of nominations from the various political parties were on file, and the matter of arranging them consumed considerable time. The board is composed of Goodlet Morgan. clerk and D. W. Horton, republicans, and E. P. Richardsou, democrat. IS. P. Richardson, as a member of thut board, filed a written protest last Saturday against the name of Wiilliam J. Bethel being placed on the republican ticket for representative, giving as bis reasons that he (Bothell) had never been nominated by any duly organized convention, bull on the face of the certificate of the mass convention held at Winslow on August 13th, and certified to by John W. Wilson as chairman, and J. B. Young as one of the secretaries, that Emmet M. Smith had received the nomination. The -majority of the board, consisting of Crood let Morgan and D. W. Horton filed -ao answer to this protest in which they claim as a part of the convention’s proceedings that it was referred te the central committee to make the nomination. They Ignored the action of the convention’s officers certificate altogether as to the nomination for representative. They also ignored tho certificate of Sylvester Thompson, one of the secretary of that convention in reference to tlm nomination of a representative but they did accept the certificate of a secret meeting of the republican central committee, where alt persons not members of that committee, were totally ignored. No person outside of that committee knows what was dene in regard to the matter. This secret -committee certified that William J. Bethel had received the Domination by that body. Tub Democrat proposes to give the facie in the case as has been done in previous issues in regard to the matter. Readers well remember the facts as given in this paper after the mass convention and the meeting of the central committee, and at this time we do not care to discuss them over agtiiu. Below will be found the certificate of the chairman and secretary off (he mass convention; the certificate of Sylveste. Thompson, one of the secretaries of that convention ; the certificate of chairman and secretary of the republican central committee.; the protest of E. P. Richardson, democratic member of the election commissioners, and 4he majority report made by Goodlet Morgan and D. W. Horton, republican members of the election board. Road them over carefully and judge for yourself whether or not the board had any right to place the name of William J. Belhell ou that tioket. Here they are:

CKRTIFIC.VTE OF NOMINATION. rhe undersigned presiding officer and secretaries of the republican convention of the republican party of Pike county, in the state of Indiana, held on Saturday, August 12, 18)2, at the town of Winslow, In sAid county, tar the purpose of nominating candidates oi said party to he voted for at the November party i election, 1882, do certify as fallows: First. That said republican convention did nnmto ale candidates of the republican party In said county to be voted for at the November election, 1892, and that the name of each one of the persona so nominated, with his residence and the office for which he was nominated Isas follows: [Then follows the list of nominations as made by the convention.}—Bo. Emmet M. Smith, a resident of the town of Petersburg, In said county, was nominated for the office of representative of said county, to the General Assembly of the state of Indiana. That after said nomination had been made In the way all other nominations were made by said convention on said day and by the presiding officer thereof, and after the lapse or from five to tea minutes timeSafter said announcement and while the presiding .... ..... _was calling for nominations forsherifl, one David W. Horton, a member of said convention, came to the stand occupied bjr the presiding officer aud secretaries of salt convention, and said that the vote of Washington township had not been correctly reported for representative and that Smith had not received the number of votes It was claimed he had received. That late In the evening and after the work ol the convention waa nearly oompleted the question of representative waa brought up again by Goodlet Morgan, and a number of motiona as to the disposition of the question of representative were made and discussed, none however, to reconsider the former action of the convention on the question of representative, and after the motions had been discussed for sometime by the couveutlon. one F. B. Posey made the following motion: ‘That the matter of the dispute about the nomination for representative be referred to the republican county central committee of Pike county with power to act.” Said motion eras adopted by the convention and the question or the nomination for representative ended thereat. The above waa signed by John W Wilson as chairman and Jonathan B. Young as one of the secretaries, and acknowledged before Andrew Drybrough, a notary public, In the month of September. Sylvester Thompson, one of the secretaries of that convention filed the following report of the convention: • • • * Emmet M. Smith, a resident of Petersburg, in Washington township,laaald county, was Admitting a disputed vote In ,V Akin In V,■ m iQvnilli'ol fas'AV ■HNH|M9^0mRWashlngton township In his (Smith's) favor, nominated for the office of representative of said county to the General Assembly of Indiana. That lifter said nomination bad been announced to said convention on said day by the presiding officer of said convention, and after the lapse of some few minutes of time, one David Horton, a member of said convention, came to the stnad oeenpled by the chairman and secretaries of said convention and claimed that the vote of Washington township had not -been correctly reported for representative. and that the vote of Washington township should have bean divided In Jbe proportion of 29 votes for W. J. Bethel), imlih’t opponent In said convention,to 140 votes for Smith That the presiding officer of said convention said the matter could be settled better after the nomination of the candidates for the other offices of said ooui candidates for the other offices or said con n tv. That toward the close of .said convention the matter or tire dispute of the nomination o^f representative was Nought up Goodlet Morgan etal, and that few motions bad been made, disc iisssssartsaisa1 ronrentlon correct the lomnfelp In the proportion i i )

to the republican central committee of Pike county power to select either Bethell, Smith, or a new man as a candidate for representative. and that so far as the nominating convention - - -■ Mnination for represen - was concerned the nomlj tatlve ended thereat. a ev. a a The above is signed by Sylvester Thompson on the 19th of September 1802, and before David B. Chambers, a JnsUoe of the poace. CERTIFICATE OP SOXINATION. The undersigned chairman and secretary of the republican county committee far the oounty of Pike, State of Indiana, do certify i follows: That at the republican mass convention held at Winslow on the 13th day of August, 1892, a resolution was made and passed the nomination of representative be referred to the Pike county central committee and that the committee should have the power to select a candidate for representative tor the republican party of Pike county. And as chairman of the republican com __ _ eommlttee of Pike county, In pursuant of said resolution I did call a meeting of the committee together on the 27th day el August, 1893, at Winslow, Indiana, for the purpoee of selecting a candidate .or representative of the republican party of Pike county. Indiana, and in conformity with the resolution as passed by the mass convention. The meeting was called to order and after stating the object of the meeting a ballot was taken tor the purpoee or nominating a candidate tor representative, and after the votes were nouated It was found that William J. Bethel), of Winslow. Pike oounty, Indiana, had received a majority of all the votes cast, and was duly declared tbe nominee tor representative of tbe republican party of Plkeeounty, Indiana, to he voted tor at the November election, 1392. » * « * The above was subscribed and sworn to by J. W. Brumfield and J. B. Young before George L. West, a notary public on the 21st of October, 1392. A PROTEST. State of Indiana, Pike eounty. In tbe matter of the republican nomination for representative from the eounty of Pike to the State Legislature of Indiana for tbe year, 1892. The undersigned, one of the election commissioners of Plkeeounty, to the State el Indtana, objects and protests against tbe printing and publishing of the name of Wllltam J. Bethell, of Winslow, In said county, as the republican nominee lor representative to the State legislature from the county of Pike for tbe year 1892 tor the following reasons: First —That It is shown by the certificate of John W. Wilson, chairman, Jonathan B. Young and Sylvester Thompson, secretaries of the republican eounty convention of said county held at Winslow on the 13th day or August, 1892.that one Emmet M. Smith, of Petersburg, in said eounty, was duly declared the nomiuee of raid party for raid office, and there Is no record of his declining raid office, and he was then, and Is nor, a legal and qualified voter of said county and eligible to raid office. Suld certificates being duly signed and acknowledged as required by law. Second.—The certificate on file or the nomination of William J. Bethell for raid offioe, filed October 21,1S92. signed by J. W. Brumfield. chairman, and Jonathun B. Young, secretary, of the central committee of raid county. Is Irregular In this; that It falls to show that no nomination for said office was mode by the regular convention of said party tor raid office, and the county commitee had no power to make nominations tor any office. That It Is shown by the certificates of John W. Wilson,•chairman of the republican county convention, that after the nomination of Emmet M. Smith for raid office, that there was some dispute over the count of the votes cast tor representative and the whole matter of raid controversy was referred to the eounty central committee, and that raid commi'teo failed at Its meeting on the 27th day of Augnst, 1892, to investigate whether raid Smith was nominated or not, but then and there proceeded to and did nominate William J. Bethell tor representative to the State legislature from said county, and in the opinion of the undersigned the nomination of said Bethell was illegal until It had been shown by the proper authorities that Emmet M. Smith was not nominated by the regular eounty convention called for that purpose. E. P. Richardson. Oct. 22, 1892. MAJORITY R * PORT. In the matter of the protest of E. P. Richardson, one of the election commissioners on the nomination or W. J Bethell. for representative by the republican county committee, would respecllttUy state the following facts wbloh are on record in the proceedings of the republican mass convention held ' >e town or Winslow, Pike county, on the day of August , 1892. There was a protest Immediately after Mr. Emmet Smith had been declared the nominee of raid convention, as to the vote of Washington township as counted, which protest, the chairman refused to entertain at that time, saying that later in the convention when other nominations had been disposed of, that this resolution and protest would be considered. The resolution was as follows, offered bv Mr. D. W. Hort on, a member of raid convention and cltixen and qualified elector of raid Pike eounty, which motion was seconded by Uoodtet Morgan, possessing like qualifications to participate in said convention. The resolution reads a« follows: “Resolved, That the secretaries of this mass convention now assembled, proceed to the correction of the vote of Washington township on the basis of 23 votes for William J. Bethell and HO votes for Emmet 8nilth.‘' Which motion was adopted by a large majority and so declared by the chairman. At this stage of the proceedings of raid convention one F. B. Posey, offered a resolution that this mass convention hereby delegate and empower the republican central committee to select a republican candidate tor the legislature, and that In their selection they shall not be confined to the names of Smith or Bethell, buteball be tree to select any other candidate should they deem It expedient This resolution was adopted without a dissenting voice at being clearly relieved by this act of raid convention to transfer and empower raid republican eounty eo nmlttee to seleot a candidate for representative. The republican central committee was called together by theehalrman oa the 27th day of August. 1892, at Winslow. Pike county, Indiana, tor the purpose of discharging the duty Imposed upon them by the republican mass convention at Winslow, on the 13th. and for no other purpose. Said committee did assemble at the time and place aforesaid and having been duly organised as a deliberate body, did proceed to select a candidate for representative by ballot, whereupon the following named persons were pnt In nomination as candidates for said office: William J. Bethell, Emmet Smith and James A. Coats. The committee then proceeded to ballot for representative. Upon oonntlng the ballots it was found that raid William J Bethell had received a majority of all the votes given. The chairman therefore declared said William J. Bethell the nominee of the republican party tor representative. . ,. We, the undersigned, commissioners of said oounty election board, believe that the evidence fully Justifies us on Insisting that William J. Bethell shall be placed on the republican ticket ns their republican candidate for representative of said eounty.

l/t If . .EfiV»S%.aVCV» Goodcrt Morgan. The above was filed Oct. 24,1892. From the above the reader will see that Emmet M. Smith, the nominee of the republican mass convention is still the candidate of that convention. He has not, up to the hour of going to press, resigned from the nomination as representative, but is still the candidate. There Is r.o section ot law authorising the committee or any other person for not printing the name of Mr, Smith upon the ballot. Had Mr. Smith resigned then there would hare been cause for the committee to meet and take such action as they may have seen proper. Mr. Smith was never removed for cause that anyone Is aware of. He is still the candidate of the mass convention that met at Winslow on August 13th. There was no petition to place the name of Mr. Bothell upon the' ticket, and could not be put there because the republican party had made one nomination for that office, and the nomination for that office had never been declared vacant, or is there any proof that Mr. Smith is not a candidate for the office for which he was nominated. The secret meeting of the central committoo was so instructed to investigate the nomination, but in their certificate they show no reasons why the name of Mr. Smith was dropped. No one has made public the Inside business of that meeting. Mr. 8mith nor his friends were allowed to make a showing of their side of the case. The central committee had no power to make a nomination for representative when one had already been made by the mass convention. Had Mr. Smith resigned tlien they would haye had the power to make a nomination for representative. Th* Dkmocbat has no ill-will for any person in regard to this matter but aifpply gives the matter as a news gatlcle. But, Mr, Header, you are thp judge as to who is the nominee qf ttfe republican party for representitiyf,

rvjr*,'V'!- ^ ... ■ .«>.* " • Ei*G«nmi<«r of the 8. A. R. party, it is a* yqfi known to bat few men of bu party, but it is believed that Judge Bea’e flop means that the republican party is doomed in that state. Judge Rea has held many offices under bis party, and two years ago stumped tbe state for bis ticket. The significant part of tbe affair is that Judge Rea’s conversion Was prlmsrily brought about by Cleveland’s pension vetoes. Speaking of bis change of heart, Judge Rea said yesterday: “There was so much talk in Urand Army circles on the subject of these pension vetoes that 1 determined to look it up for myself. I did so thoroughly, and the result is that I will show what I think of it by voting for Mr. Cleveland, I foiled to find a single veto that was not based upon principles of right and justice, and I honor Cleveland for his upright and manly course. “I believe his sympathies are and always have been with the old soldier, and I can prove my belief in no more convincing way than by giving to him the first vote 1 have ever oast for a democrat. In the next place I am convinced the repu’ lican party is wrong in its tariff theories, and that the country will say so at the coming election in unmistakable language, and on this account also 1 will oast my vote for the democratic platform and the man who stands upon it. In Minnesota there is every reason why a thinking man should support Lsnvlor,the democratic candidate for governor, and I will be one of the many good' republicans who will support him. “The republican party is on the wrong track, both in the state matters and in the national, and must be brought to a realising sense of its position by a thrashing that will tea oh it a lesson. This thrashing will come in two weeks, and then I hope the party will correct and purity itself and make itself worthy the support of all Republicans.” k Leader. Since its first introduction, Electric Bit tere has gained rapidly in popular favor, until now It is dearly in the lead among pure medicinal tonics and alteratives—containing nothing which permits its use as a beverage or intoxicant, it is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all ailments of stomach, liver or kidneys—It will oure Blek|headaebe, indigestion, oonstipation and drive malaria from tbe system. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or the money refunded. Price only 50c per bottle* Sold by J. R. Adams & Sous. ... i' -ifc—1 Dr. Apptemau. . v, Much has been said of this specialist and *he good work he has done in our state. People wonder at his cures but the evidence is so strong they can not ignore it. Families and homes have been made glad by him on account of restoration to health of some member. These cures are not the results of bliud explorations, nor of a moment, bat of close observation, of study and long experience. Each case is examined and carefully studied, as any physiciau worth trusting would do. Treatments, therefore, differ with the habits, conditions, complicatious aud peculiarities oi patients. No two are precisely alike. It is no wonder he is successful. Consult him at the Pike hotel,. Petersburg, next Tuesday aud Wednesday, November 1 and Guaranteed Cure. We authorise our advertised druggist to sell Dr.King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds, upon this Condition. If you are afflicted with a cough, cold or any lung, throat or chest trouble, and will use tbis remedy as directed, giving it a fair trial aud expe.ienoe no benefit, you may return tbe bottle and have your money refunded. We could uot make this offer did we not know that I>r. King’s New Discovery could be relied on. It uever dissapoints. Trial bottles free at J. R. Adams & Sons drug store. Large size 50c aud $1.

Lane’s Family Medielue moves the bowels each day. Most people need to use. Byron Brenton, of Winslow, has accepted a position with the Citizens Stale Bank, lie will relieve Emmet M. Smith of some of the duties imposed upon him. Mr. Smith has been cashier of the bank since 1887. and teeU the confinement to which he has been subjected iu that time and will take more active out-door life and look after his interests at different points. He wilt remain as cashier of the bank aod will continue to live in this city. The officers of the bank remain the same. John Anderson, the popular young salesman in the employ of Sbawhan & Boonshot, celebrated his twentyfirst birthday last Wednesday. Hie mother, Mrs. Oarleton, invited a number of friends to their home to partake with him of a bountiful repast in honor of his reaching; his majority. Ilo was the recipient of many valuable preseuts. John is now a citizen of U. S. in the fullest sense ol tho term and will exercise that right at the polls on November 8th. The Posey Co-operative Mining company at Blackburn suffered a severe loss yesterday morniug by the buruing of their store. The building was owned by F. B. Posey and used for a depot, store and the postoffice Not a thing was saved. The mining company loses $1,400; no insurance. The building was worth about $12IX and tl&postofflce loss will probably amount to $50, with but little insurance if any. The cause of the fire is unknown. The now church* building of the Christian denomination of Winslow, will be dedicated one week from Sunday. Rev. Chase will preach the dedicatory sermon. The public ir goneral are Invited to be present and bring baskets well filled with edibles, and their pocket books well filled with the fealm of the dav. The following officers were elected by the teachers ot the M. E. Sunday school last Wednesday evening Superintendent, J. B. Young; assist ant superintendent, Prof. Crouch secretary, Miss Clyde Jackson; assistant, Miss Delia McGowen; treasurer and orgauist, Miss Etta Coonrod. The following marriage llcensei have been issued since our last report: Wntru>mRb.aSerby\oI8»Mbh^r,Bullara. Charles £rr?ntfr»m to MantoJ. Milton. HonUo S. Cnrtls to Carrie Merton. Horatio Curtis and Miss Carrir Morton were married at the brlds’t home in Wius'e.w, Wednesday evening.

Six Weeks The Repubs Have Been Working up a Rally, And Not More than 50,000 Men, Women and Children Present. Asked the Hein of the Knox County People in Order to Hake a Showing.. C. W. Fairbanks, Waai4.be t. S. I Senator, Tries to Hake a Speech and Falla. Qur republican friends have been on the hustle for more than six weeks to get up a monster rally and parade for last Tuesday and have had a dozen committees at work making arrangements. The day wae a splendid one for the occasion, still it was a little chilly, yet the average republican has a way of putting something down which permeates the whole system with warmth. The old cannon was not brought forth as on former occasions to warn the people to look ont lor a big time and to get on their War-paint. Some point to the fact that the chairman was on the economical order and didn't want to buy the powder. A number of bands of mnsic were on the streets stirring up enthusiasm, while the glee club also took a hand in the enthusiasm. ' The s'reets were a surging mass of people, and it was a long lime before people knew just what was going on. Men were runuing hither and thither taking care of the delegations as they came into the city from the outlying townships. Even Doc. Betheil came all the way from Winslow. The speaker arrived in the city about noon from Princeton where he had been the previous day. Ho drove all about the city hunting up the chairmau, and finally run into Dr. Crill Adam9, who was personally acquainted with him, and who, then took charge of the gentleman and made him feel at home. The reception committee and the chairman failed to show tip nut>l after the dinner Hour, but the gentleman by that time bad dined sumptuously. By oueor two o’clock the crowd was becoming too immense for Main street and they were invited to the circuit court room where ample seating capacity had been prepared for the occasiou. After all had been comfortably seated the glee club entertained the people preseat with several selections of very choice campaign selections, when lion. James William Brumfield, chairman of the county central committee introduced the speaker of the occasion, Hon. C. W. Fairbanks, , railroad magnate, and proprietor of the Indianapolis News, which is booming the gentleman for

U. S. Senator. Mr. Fairbanks 18 & rather tall, fine looking gentleman, in fact too flue looking to make as many mistakes as he did in his speech of Tuesday afternoon. The gentleman failed to touch the tariff and new tax law. The gentleman is Interested to a great extent iu several very large industries which are very highly pro* teotcd, and on the tax law of course he would be very quiet. Mr. Fairbanks is one of the millionaire railroad barons of Iudiana who are just now fighting the different counties ot the state to keep from payiug their just proportion of taxes. All railroads and wealthy corporations are doing the same thing. We need not go away from home to find that out as the railroads passing through this county have already refused to pay their taxes, one railroad alone owing Pike county $1,700. Mr. Flfe^ banks was quite abusive and made statements wide of the truth ami which he would not try to substantiate. He dwelt at some length upon the present state debt, saying the democrats made it, but never a word had he to say how this debt was made. Oh, no, ho didn’t want to tell the people tnat the democrats had built a state house, one of the finest in the United Statesaaud an honor to her people: he didn’t tell the old soldiers that the democrats had built a soldier’s monument in honor ot the brave boys who went to tho front in the dark days of 1861-5 and gave up their lives that the Uniou of States should be one and inseparable; not one word had he to say about the democrats building insane hospitals at Evansville, Richmond and Lafayette, aud the home for feeble minded children at Fort Wayne; not a word did he say about the democrats making large improvements at Knightstown for the taking care of the soldiers’ and sailors’ orphaus; not a word did he say about the democrats making improvements about the yarious in stitutionsof the state for the taking care of the infirm and unfortunate. We admit a state debt, but there is something to show for it. Not a single person in the great state of Indiana would have the institutions removed for twice their cost. The gentleman dared not explain to the people how the debt was created, else he would have had nothing to talk about. He played the game of deceiver and would not tell the truth iu regard to this matter. The gentleman made a great hoodoo about "wild-cat" money, and exhibited an old state bank hill. He tried to deceive the people in regard to the democrats’ position or the money question but signally failed. He pretended to tell the people that the demobelieved in a money that *a« i

worth 100 cents on the dollar today and 15 cents tomorrow, Such statemenu are preposterous, lie knows hotter and was ouoe more trying to deceive the people. From the great amount of blowing that has been done about the gentleman people were led to believe that a great prisepackage would be opened Tuesday. So It was, but when it was opened there was found to be a blank in the package. This great speech was a blank among the many great speeches that have been delivered here this campaign and fell like a wet blanket upon bis republican hearers. lu the evening a torchlight procession was had on Main street and participated In by about a hundred boys, the rear being brought up by Ed Lingo, depu !y postmaster. This was probably the beet feature of the occasion. The tin horn wind jammers were out in force which had the desired effect of ending the address of Mr. Fairbanks short in the evening, much to the relief of the people present, who had got enough in the afleruoon. They wanted to hear from the youug Demosthenes, George Tucker, and Judge Thurman, but they were uot present, and the meeting adjourned with three small sheers for the national ticket, which, were given by several small boys who happened to be near the stand at the time. The meeting was one of the greatest successes ever held in Petersburg or Pike county since 1832. Everything was just as quiet as a Sunday school picnic. The Tax Law. Ed. Democrat: Would you allow me a little space in your paper to say a few words concerning the new tax law. There are some facts connected with the law that some have not taken the trouble to find out, at least some Of the republican papers have not from the bare statements they have made about it. AH know iharrThe republican press of the state, led by the Indianapolis Journal have been continually denouncing the law from its inception down to the preseut time, and y?il) continue to denounce it until after the election, and if the democrats carry this state, which of course they will do, they will drop it as quickly as they did the school book and the Australian ballot law. Two years ago every republican sheet throughout the state from the Indianapolis Journal to the Petersburg Press wore saying everything mean they could express iu the Euglish language, They even ridiculed Australia because we had somewhat copied her system of voting but since the law has been adopted by about thirty-four or five more states they have suddenly ceased to say anything more against the law. But they are given to dropping things even measures of their own flesh and blood when they see that their position Is opposed by a majority of their own voters. Take as an instance the Force bill and note their position at the time it passed the lower house and now, so it will be with the new tax law.

At whose request was the law passed? At the request of small property holders, farmers and laborers of this stale you will find in the report of their proceedings some such resolution as this: Resolved, That we favor a revision of the present tax laws so that all property may bear its equal share of the burdens of the state. These resolutions were not cocflaed to the farmers and laborers’ organization of this state either, but they were passed in nearly all the states thus showing that there was a general demand for a revision of the revenue laws of the states. In the second place we were not raising revenue sufficient to defray the the expenses of the state. The auditor of state’s approximate report for 1890 of the receipts and disbursement of the general fund shows the following: In accordance with the above facts a bill was introduced in the house by Mr. Opponheim. It passed the house with very little opposition went to the senate and was amended and returned to the house. The house refused to concur in senate amendment. The bill was then referred to a conference committee. Both houses receded from some of their ameudmeuts and the report of the committee was adopted which passed the bill. Iu the senate there was an aye and nay vote on its adoption and by reference to senate journal page 939 you Will find that not a single republican voted against it. While in thd house by reference to page 1146 you will find even republicans voting against it. The bill was then seut to the governor who was a republican and was immediately signed by him this showing that they did not show so much interest for the farmers and laborers until they thought by misrepresentations they might make some capital out of it. They have tried to show that all the increased burden comes off of the farmers and th^rthe corporations by & proarranged^plan are allowed to go scot free. Let’s sec whether this is true or not. The aVerage increase of assessed values for 1891 over 1890 is 46 pet cent; the increase op railroads is 13C per cent. Express, telephone, telegraph and sleeping car companies for the years 1889 and 1890 paid $3,660.16 taxes; for the roar 1891 and ”92 they paid $9,213.60, while there are two companies that-hove not paid their taxes yet which would probably bring the total collection for *91 and Hi to $11,013.69. Thus you see that the corporation* are not entirely released. Total receipts. Total disbursements-. Leaving a deficit at the end Of fiscal year of. 1227,318 dS A Yowfc.

Democratic - Democratic meetings' at the following places aud a by those advertised: Capt. 8. M. Stockslager, of New Albany, Hon. Thomas Duncan, didate for elector for the first < and Hon. W. E. Cox, candidati prosecuting attorney will sp Winslow on November 1st. Hon. J. D. Armstrong and Hon. David DeTar will address the citizens of Pike county at the following limes aud places: Hosmer, Friday, Oct. 28,7 o’clock. Ayrshire, Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 o’clock. Mbs. Cabrib Harrison, the first lady of the United States, and wife of President Harrison, sileutly and peacefully passed to the great beyoml last Monday afternoon after au illness of several weeks. A great nation sympathizes with the president in this the saddest hour of his life. Mrs. Harrison was a great and noble woman and her many charitable acts will be remembered in the years to come by those to whom she has a benefactress. Flags in this city were placed at half-mast, and the great democratic campaign flag draped in mourning. The funeral services were held at the white house Wednesday morning, after which the remains were brought to Indianapolis aud interred in Crown Hill cemetery yesterday. Tub Democrat ana its thousands of friends extend sympathy to the president and the bereaved family. Said an old veteran to Tub Democrat man the other day: “Thev hoodwinked me into voting for Harrison four years ago with the promise^ that I would get a big iucrease in my pensiou. I haven’t got it yet, and all I ever did get was under Grover Cleveland, I will cast my vote for Grover this time and have General. Black relumed as pension commissioner. I know of several o.hers who were fooled the same way, but will on the 8th of November cast their ballots for Grover Cleveland.” 1 A certain gentleman from Paloka township recently visited Lynnville for the purpose of meeting one Denny, of Indianapolis, who is distributing the boodle for his congressional district. It is understood that $1,500 was agreed on as the amount it would take to carry this county for the republican representative. Was the money forthcoming? It was. Will it be used ? If it is, some one will get into trouble. The facts are known iu this instance at least. The Press says the democrats are* circulating the report that Dr. Bethell’s name will not appear ballots. This is untrue. The democrats are perfectly willing that the doctor’s name should | appear for the ofBee for which he was never nominated by the republicans of Pike county. The democrats are not resenting it, bat the people are.

It is a fact that none will dispute that Owen Smith has made the peopie of Pike county one ot the best and most accommodating treasurers the county has tfver had. He is a man Ijyt for the position aud the peopie desire no change. Vote forSmith. Every old veteran should not fail toread Judge John P. Rea’s reasons why he will vote for Grover Cleveland. He was a former commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. You will find the article* on this page of to-day’s issue. Lower taxes in Pike county should be the rallying cry. Mr. Voter, when yon go to the polls, remember that your taxes hayo been increased tencents on the one hundred dollars. Vote down such extravagance. J Dr. Betheix is not in the hunt this year. It is an off year for the doctor. The peeple are tired of one man holding office all his life, and a change is necessary. As the boys say “he is not in the hunt.” i cast--L _ *pr Citizens ofJPike county when in their ballots for congress^ should remember that Arthur R.. l'aylor is a citizen of your county and is such should receive your votes. Every name on the democratic national, state and county ticket ia worthy of yon suffrage. Stamp iu tho square containing the rooster. First voters, remember it is ta your interest to vote the democratio ticket. Stamp in the square containing the rooster. Stamp in the square containing thh, rooster aud nowhere else. Vote for Abbott and Duckworth for commissioners. » Down the gaug who claim to have the political pull. Vote for Taylor for congress! the First district. Vote for Dr. David DeTar for representative. Vote for Sasser Sulliyan for ty assessor. Vote for Owen Smith for county treasurer. Vote for Cox for prosecuting attorney. ' Vote for Josiah Morton for reyor. Vote the democratic tic Vote for Lockhart for